July 31, 2022 - 20:40 BST Rebecca Lewis Star Trek legend Nichelle Nichols has died at the age of 89.The acclaimed actress was one of the first Black women on network TV in the 1960s when she took on the role of Nyota Uhura in the Star Trek original series, alongside William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy."Last night, my mother, Nichelle Nichols, succumbed to natural causes and passed away," Kyle Johnson wrote.
He continued:"Hers was a life well lived and as such a model for us all. I, and the rest of our family, would appreciate your patience and forbearance as we grieve her loss until we can recover sufficiently to speak further. Her services will be for family members and the closest of her friends and we request that her and our privacy be respected.
Her co-star George Takei tweeted:"I shall have more to say about the trailblazing, incomparable Nichelle Nichols, who shared the bridge with us as Lt. Uhura of the USS Enterprise, and who passed today at age 89. For today, my heart is heavy, my eyes shining like the stars you now rest among, my dearest friend."Nichelle was an inspiration to many, and famously stayed on the series after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr persuaded her not to pursue roles on Broadway.
In 2007 she appeared in the cult series Heroes, and also on US soap The Young and the Restless in 2016. Nichelle was diagnosed with dementia several years ago and was placed under a conservatorship and in the care of her son.
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